EXPANSION definition: 1. the increase of something in size, number, or importance: 2. the increase of something in size…. Learn more.

The meaning of EXPANSION is expanse. How to use expansion in a sentence.

Expansion is usually due to heating. When substances are heated, the molecular bonds between their particles are weakened, and the particles move faster, causing the substance to expand.

1. the act or process of expanding. 2. the state or quality of being expanded. 3. the amount or degree of expanding. 4. an expanded portion or form of a thing.

Expansion is the part of an engine cycle in which the fluid increases in volume and makes a part such as a piston or flywheel move. The expansion of the gas pushes the piston inside the …

The runway is undergoing expansion to allow bigger planes to land there. [countable] an expanded portion or form of a thing: The book is an expansion of a series of articles.

Definition of expansion noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun expansion, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The act or process of expanding. The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.

B2 an increase in the size or amount of something: the rapid expansion of the software industry (Definition of expansion from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)